J & J’s Gibberish: The Wonders of the Movie Wonder

 This week for March Break, Cineplex Odeon is having movie days --- cheap good, family movies for $2.99 so if you are looking to get out of the house, check them out. Jacob, his sister and I went to see Wonder yesterday.  It was a very moving story with Julia

J & J’s Gibberish: Well Done #BellLetsTalk

 You would have to live under a rock not to know that today is #BellLetsTalk mental health day. It is wonderful that Bell is putting money where its mouth is.  So far, since 2010 when Bell started Let’s Talk, $86.5 million has been donated to mental health initiatives across Canada. 

J & J’s Gibberish: Wonderful Insight from Spectrum Insights

 Photos by John Anderson As a parent of an autistic kid, I am always looking for new ways to help my son integrate better into society and to learn important life skills he will need to survive. Parents can’t do it alone.  While nobody else knows our kids like we

J & J’s Gibberish: Cops and Autistics

 One mother's weekly journey in raising her special needs children.  So, anyone with a special needs kids at one point or another has probably had a situation where cops have been contacted about your kid’s meltdowns or activities.  It is almost a rite of passage. What is really impressive is

Here’s What Happens When I Write About Parenting a Child with Autism for the Mainstream Media

 I’m not entirely sure why I write about my personal experiences parenting a child with autism for the mainstream media.  Mostly I hope my own experiences may help someone else on their autism journey – and they won’t stumble through as I have done in the early days.  Parenting a

Fly Katie Fly

 Photo courtesy of K. Temple. At their best, journalists are supposed to speak truth unto power. Sadly, too many utter power unto truth. This was made startlingly clear for me when my sister who lives in Britain gave birth to her second child. Katie was born several weeks premature and